| 1. I Guess |
| 2. Something Real |
| 3. Essensual |
| 4. Be Thankful (Featuring Angie Stone) |
| 5. Best by Far |
| 6. To the Top |
| 7. Goodness |
| 8. Prologue |
| 9. Tell Me |
| 10. Syleste |
| 11. Come On (Featuring Kele Le Roc) |
| 12. Emporium |
| 13. In the Morning |
| 14. Be Thankful (Guru Remix) |
| 15. Be Thankful (Blaze’s House Mix) |
Editorial Reviews
Acclaimed singer/songwriter/musician Omar (Omar Lye Fook) is a seminal figure in the ever-evolving urban soul landscape. Best By Far is Omar's fifth long-player - a versatile and infectious soulful hybrid, seamlessly encapsulating all of the diverse sonic elements that have defined this visionary's career. The record presents a riveting blend of up-tempo funk-drenched Philly soul, supple bossa (taking cues from Quincy Jones groundbreaking 1964 masterpiece Big Band Bossa Nova), and sumptuous cinematic orchestration. Omar produced the entire album himself.
The album features guest vocals from Angie Stone (who duets on the sweltering remake of William De Vaughn's blaxploitation anthem "Be Thankful For What You Got") and UK soul girl / former Basement Jaxx vocalist Kele Le Roc (on the anthemic groove "Come On"). The set also includes jubilant opener "I Guess," the bossa and jazz soaked track, "Emporium," the propulsive chic meets UK street inspired "Something Real" and the hazy romances of "In The Morning." The expanded US release also includes bonus remixes of "Be Thankful" courtesy of formidable hip-hop legend Guru (of Gangstarr) and house music pioneers Blaze. The aptly titled Best By Far is another glorious stylistic achievement for Omar and easily his best collection of material to date.
Best by Far,Omar,Spun,Club/Dance,Dance-Pop,Pop,R&B,Urban
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The Very Best of Boris Christoff
Manufacturer: EMI Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0006VYEIC Release Date: 2005-04-26 |
Tracks:
- Skorbit Dusha!
- Yeshcho Odno Poslyedneye Skazanye
- Nye Syetuy, Brat
- Kak Vo Gorode Bylo Vo Kazane
- Dostig Ya vyshey Vlasti
- Uf! Tyazhelo!
- Prosnulsa Ya... Oh/Dushno!
- Zvon! Pogrebal Ny Zvon!
- Nateshilsya Li Knyaz?
- O Net, Net, Drug
- U Lyudey-To V Domu'
- dlya Beregov Otchizni Dal'Noy
- Song Of The Viking Guest
- Prince Yuri's Aria
- Prince Gremin's Aria
- Song Of The Volga boatmen
- Mephistopheles' Song Of The Flea
Tracks:
- Le Veau D'or Est Toujours Debout
- Siegneur, Daignex Permettre
- Qu'Attendez-Vous Encore?... Vous Qui Faites L'Endormie
- Decidesti Il Suo Destin... Con Le Mie Guardie... O Tu La Cosa Mia Piu Cara
- Uldino! Non Hai Veduto?... Mentre Gonfiarsi L'anima
- Ella Giammai M'Amo!
- Son Lo Spirito Che Nega
- Berceuse, Op.16 No.1
- None But The Lonely Heart, Op.6 No.6
- Along The Petersky
- I. With Nanny
- II. In The Corner
- III. The Beetle
- IV. With The Doll
- V. At Bedtime
- I. Trepak
- IV. The Field-Marshal
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Best by Far
Omar Manufacturer: Spun ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0001ZDJ7K Release Date: 2004-03-30 |
Tracks:
- I Guess
- Something Real
- Essensual
- Be Thankful
- Best By Far
- To The Top
- Goodness
- Prologue
- Tell Me
- Syleste
- Come On
- Emporium
- In The Morning
- Syleste (Lounge Lizzard Mix)
- Be Thankful (Solar Energy Remix)
Product Description
1. I Guess
2. Something Real
3. Essensual
4. Be Thankful (Featuring Angie Stone)
5. Best by Far
6. To the Top
7. Goodness
8. Prologue
9. Tell Me
10. Syleste
11. Come On (Featuring Kele Le Roc)
12. Emporium
13. In the Morning
14. Be Thankful (Guru Remix)
15. Be Thankful (Blaze’s House Mix)
Format: CD
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The Struggle
Ak-9INE Manufacturer: Rush Production Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000260RFA Release Date: 2004-02-17 |
Tracks:
- Intro
- Make Money
- Last Soliders
- Skit 1
- Money, Power, Respect
- Skit2
- Mr. Officer
- Skit 3
- Walk the Streets
- The Struggle
- Mama Song
- The Ghetto
- Illegal Biz
- Skit 4
- Fuck Being Broke
- Skit 5
- Tear the Roof Off
- Bay Area Anthem
- Rocky Pablo
- It Won't Stop
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The Best of Gilbert & Sullivan
Manufacturer: Angel Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B00004SSJR Release Date: 2002-11-05 |
Tracks:
- The Mikado: Overture
- The Mikado: A Wandering Minstrel I
- The Mikado: Our Great Mikado, Virtuous Man
- The Mikado: Young Man, Despair
- The Mikado: Behold The Lord High Executioner!...Taken From The County Jail
- The Mikado: As Some Day It May Happen
- The Mikado: Three Little Maids From School Are We
- The Mikado: Were You Not To Ko-Ko Plighted
- The Mikado: I Am So Proud
- The Mikado: The Sun, Whose Rays
- The Mikado: Here's A How-De-Do!
- The Mikado: Miya Sama (Entrance Of The Mikado)
- The Mikado: A More Humane Mikado Never
- The Mikado: The Criminal Cried
- The Mikado: See How The Fates Their Gifts Allot
- The Mikado: The Flowers That Bloom In The Spring
- The Mikado: Alone, And Yet Alive!...Hearts Do Not Break!
- The Mikado: On A Tree By A River
- The Mikado: There Is Beauty In The Bellow Of The Blast
- The Mikado: For He's Gone And Married Yum-Yum
- Trail By Jury: The Learned Jungle
- H.M.S. Pinafore: I'm Called Litttle Buttercup
- H.M.S. Pinafore: My Gallant Crew...I Am The Captain Of The Pinafore
- Sorry Her Lot Who Loves Too Well
- H.M.S. Pinafore: When I Was A Lad I Served A Term
Tracks:
- H.M.S. Pinafore: Fair Moon, To Thee I Sing
- H.M.S. Pinafore: Things Are Seldom What They Seem
- H.M.S. Pinafore: The Hours Creep On Apace
- H.M.S. Pinafore: Never Mind The Why And Wherefore
- The Pirates Of Penzance: Oh, Better Far To Live And Die
- The Pirates Of Penzance: Oh, Is There Not One Maiden Breast
- The Pirates Of Penzance: Poor Wandering One!
- The Pirates Of Penzance: I Am The Very Model Of A Modern Major-General
- The Pirates Of Penzance: When The Foeman Bears His Steel
- The Pirates Of Penzance: Ah, Leave Me Not To Pine
- The Pirates Of Penzance: When A Felon's Not Engaged In His Employment
- The Pirates Of Penzance: With Cat-Like Tread
- Patience: The Soldiers Of Our Queen...If You Want A Receipt For That Popular Mystery
- Patience: Am I Alone And Unobserved...If You're Anxious For To Shine
- Patience: Sad Is That Woman's Lot...Silvered Is The Raven Hair
- Patience: A Magnet Hung In A Hardware Shop
- Patience: Love Is A Plaintive Song
- Patience: So Go To Him And Say To Him
- Patience: When I Go Out Of Door
- Patience: After Much Debate (Finale Act 2)
- Iolanthe: When I Went To The Bar As A Very Young Man
- The Lady Of My Love...(Finale Act 1)
Tracks:
- When All Night Long A Chap Remains
- When Britain Really Ruled The Waves
- When You're Lying Awake With A Dismal Headache
- If You Go In, You're Sure To Win
- Ruddigore: My Boy, May Take It From Me
- Ruddigore: The Battle's Roar Is Over
- Ruddigore: In Sailing O'er Life's Ocean Wide
- Ruddigore: You Understand?
- Ruddigore: When The Night Wind Howls
- Ruddigore: My Eyes Are Fully Open
- Ruddigore: There Grew A Little Flower
- The Gondoliers: We're Called Gondolieri
- The Gondoliers: From The Sunny Spanish Shore...In Enterprise Of Martial Kind
- The Gondoliers: I Stole The Prince
- The Gondoliers: When A Merry Maiden Marries
- The Gondoliers: Take A Pair Of Sparkling Eyes
- The Gondoliers: Dance A Cachucha, Fandango, Bolero
- The Gondoliers: There Lived A King, As I've Been Told
- The Gondoliers: I Am A Courtier Grave And Serious
- The Yeoman Of The Guard: I Have A Song To Sing, O!
- The Yeoman Of The Guard: How You Say Maiden, Will You Wed
- The Yeoman Of The Guard: Where I Thy Bride
- The Yeoman Of The Guard: Oh! A Private Buffoon Is A Light Hearted Loon
- The Yeoman Of The Guard: Comes The Pretty Young Bride
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Carol: A Christmas Journey
Manufacturer: Really Big Shoes ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0000C9ZA8 Release Date: 2003-09-03 |
Tracks:
- A Virgin Most Pure
- Coventry Carol: the Holy Innocents
- Children's Song of the Nativity
- Carol of the Birds
- The Wexford Carol
- Huron Carol
- The Boar's Head Carol
- Joyeaux Noel
- Bring a Torch Jeanette, Isabella
- The Dutch Carol
- Ding Dong Merrily on High
- Poverty
- Silent Night
Customer Reviews:
Carols of Christmas Past.......2003-12-24
Zola Van's beautiful melodies give the Christmas spirit a new dimension. Carols from past centuries, seemingly lost in time, are brought to the present and surely must sound more beautiful than ever before.
These selectins are calming and soothing to the nerves. Highlights here are "Huron Carol", "The Boar's Head Carol" and "The Dutch Carol". But every song is played with remarkable excellence. For those longing to hear something more familiar, the timeless carol "Silent Night" completes this magnificent set of piano solos.
from Solo Piano Publications.......2003-11-08
The three familiar carols are "Coventry Carol," "Bring a Torch Jeanette, Isabella," and "Silent Night," all played lovingly true to the originals, but with fresh interpretations. "A Virgin Most Pure," is a hauntingly beautiful carol that tells of the prophecy and of three journeys to Bethlehem. Van's use of heavy chords in the deep bass of the piano accentuates the mystery and darkness of many of the pieces, this one included. "Children's Song of the Nativity" is a bit lighter, full of innocence and questions about traveling to Bethlehem - how far is it? what will we do when we get there? - a very sweet vignette. My favorite track is probably the darkest one of all, "Huron Carol". The words come from Huron droning, and were set to an Indian/Canadian tune by a Jesuit missionary who taught the Huron and Wendot in a wilderness outpost in Quebec. Van does an exquisite job with this piece - to the point that you can almost feel the chilling winds blowing through it. "The Boar's Head Carol" is a bit lighter and more festive. "The Dutch Carol" comes from about 1599, and is delicate, melancholy,and very beautiful. "Ding Dong Merrily on High" is probably the most upbeat piece - a dance that servants and peasants would perform for their employers' entertainment.
A very unusual collection of holiday music, "Carol" is certainly an antidote for too much Santa Claus. It makes you realize how far back our holiday traditions go, and the vastly different ways in which Christ's birth has been celebrated over the centuries. Historically, this is a fascinating collection - I learned so much from the liner notes. Musically, it is a spiritual and introspective journey to hear these haunting melodies played with such care and emotion. Zola Van has done an outstanding job with this album. Just be aware that this is not a happy-go-lucky album of "Jingle Bells" and "Santa Claus is Coming to Town."
Really Big Shoes.......2003-11-01
I found her treatments to be both relaxing and moving. And mind you, this--with the stereo on the fritz and my boombox at Lost Pines with my wife on a training mission--was first heard on the tinkly little computer speakers. I soon had to graduate it to the DVD player in the den to get the full surround, but its power is evident whatever the volume or acoustics.
I like this one a lot.
--Richard Banks, Christmasreviews.com
Mystical Christmas Journey.......2003-10-19
I first heard Zola Van's radiant music on a CD titled "The HeartAid Project." Her music captures hope, wonder, kindness and beauty. The fluidity of the fragile notes are balanced by the strength and depth of the message. Crisp, delicate and heart-felt notes mingle with images of Christmas memories and dreams.
There are lesser-known carols you might be hearing for the first time and a few beloved favorites that have survived in the hearts and minds of people across the centuries.
1. A Virgin Most Pure - Poignant and delicate rendition of an Old English carol.
2. Coventry Carol: the Holy Innocents - A 16th Century English carol with familiar strains and has grief and love intertwined.
3. Children's Song of the Nativity - A piece filled with questions and expectation. "How far is it to Bethlehem? Not very far. Shall we find the stable room lit by a star?" Zola plays this piece with precision and deep understanding. It is pure and beautiful.
4. Carol of the Birds is from Bas-Quercy, France. The peasants of the time told legends of enchanted animals who could speak on Christmas Eve. I can see birds swooping and soaring and following the "noel star."
5. The Wexford Carol is an Irish Carol known as the "Enniscorthy Carol."
6. Huron Carol is an Indian/Canadian tune - One of my favorites because it almost foretells sadness. Zola shows the full force of her interpretation as she alternates between spectacular lightness of hand and rich intensity. Zola has truly captured a moment in time with exquisite detail.
7. The Boar's Head Carol - A piece to take your breath away. The notes almost seem to be floating through the air like an invigorating breeze.
8. Joyeaux Noel - A French Carol sung at New Year's in the 1400s. Zola captures mystery and magic. You will recognize this sweet dream of new beginnings and hope for the future. This piece might delve into your memory and remind you of your most beautiful Christmas memories. I love how Zola tantalizes the listener with tiny raindrop notes and then just sends a downpour of notes to refresh your spirit.
9. Bring a Torch Jeanette, Isabella - A 15th Century French Provincial Carol with a playful twist. In the depth of night I can see little torches swirling in circles as Jeanette playfully dances instead of hurrying with the torches. There is a touch of humor here. It is as if time stops and this song could play forever.
10. The Dutch Carol - The beauty here is a solitary angel flying high above the earth. In the stillness of the night you can here "How sweet is love." The most comforting carol on this CD. It wraps you in warmth and you almost feel protected from all harm. Zola's playing dissolves all stress, this is a piece you could easily fall asleep to. As beautiful as a lullaby with a depth of caring that speaks of love and sweet dreams.
11. Ding Dong Merrily on High - A lighthearted piece. The emphasis here seems to be a joyous celebration.
12. Poverty - Spectacular depth and understanding. Zola shows her sensitivity in this interpretation. I hear a message so subtle it almost begs not to be explained but only to be felt with the heart. Perhaps this piece mostly evokes a sense of awe. We gaze at the tiny gift sleeping in the straw and are amazed at how a small child could be the hope of the world.
13. Silent Night - Instantly recognizable and a combination of all we love at Christmas Time. Zola plays this carol with an intricate beauty befitting this captivating story of heavenly peace.
Truly, I've never heard a collection of piano solos so delicate in magical beauty. Zola Van's music will quickly capture your heart. The universal messages of hope, peace and love have been captured in her interpretations of each carol. I highly recommend "Carol: A Christmas Journey" for the Holiday Season or anytime when you need a musical escape. It is timeless in its appeal and is a much needed escape from the harried pace of the holiday season or everyday life.
You may also enjoy "Paint the Forest Winter," and "River to River Trail: The Hike."
~TheRebeccaReview.com
A smooth ride to the holidays with this recording!.......2003-10-14
There are 13 tracks, totaling over 50 minutes of some of the best piano music out there today. The complete collection of Christamas music has you listening to all time favorites like Silent Night, which is my personal faovrite on this album.
You have some lesser known releases such as Carol of the Birds and the Wexford Carol. Even though the music is lsated for the holiday season, and it would make a perfect holiday gift, this cd could and should be listened to almost any timeof the year.
Having been given the rare oppurtunity to hear music that not only calms the situation but also relaxes you at the same is one of life simple pleasures. This recording is gentle in sound but large in volume as the music will resonante for more that just the Winter season.
Zola Van has given the listener a true gift of the holiday spirit - excellent job!
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Far Above Rubies
Tangerine Trousers Manufacturer: Tangerine Trousers ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B00005NUO7 Release Date: 2001-08-07 |
Tracks:
- Postcard
- (Far Above Rubies) The Bed That You Made
- Picasso
- No Mermaid
- Running Out Of Truth
- Mr. Magic Man
- Ms. Chameleon
- The Years That Got Away
- Just Like Heaven
- Gone, Gone, Gone
- Houses On The Hill
- Wasn't Countin' On The Rain
- When A Fella Finds A Gal
- Last Train Out
Album Description
Fine acoustic music for over a 20th of a century...
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Santa's Clones
Hal Willis Manufacturer: Pearl International Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000CACZK6 Release Date: 2004-03-23 |
Tracks:
- Santa's Clones
- Let's Go for a Sleigh Ride
- Sounds of Christmas
- Christmas Polka
- Mrs. Santa Claus
- Santa Superstar
- 555 Ho! Ho!
- Santa's Reindeer Clones
- Kris Kringle's Krick
- Santa and the Lumberjack
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Best by Far
Omar Manufacturer: Naive ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000053ZXW Release Date: 2007-06-11 |
Tracks:
- I Guess
- Something Real
- Essensual
- Be Thankful
- Best by Far
- To the Top
- Goodness
- Prologue
- Tell Me
- Syleste
- Come On
- Emporium
- In the Morning
- Syleste [Lounge Lizzard Mix]
- Something Real [The Superfunk Remix]
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Beautiful
Cassendre Xavier Manufacturer: Cassendre Xavier Enterprises ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000CA2R18 Release Date: 2004-05-18 |
Tracks:
- Bog's Song (C. Xavier)
- Stand by My Side (C. Xavier)
- Letters from Heaven (C. Xavier)
- First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (Ewan MacColl; New Arr. By CX)
- Wounded Creatures Bite (C. Xavier)
- Strong Enough (Sheryl Crow + Band; New Arr. By CX)
- All My Tears (Julie Miller; New Arrangement by C. Xavier)
- Confide in Me (C. Xavier)
- Little Bit of Love (C. Xavier)
- Beautiful (C. Xavier)
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Are We There Yet?
Manufacturer: Stockfisch ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000CA7VQY Release Date: 2003-09-09 |
Tracks:
- Dementi
- (would You) Break My Heart
- Anymore
- All Your Love (turned to Passion)
- In the Fall (maggie's Dream)
- Turned My Upside Down
- Stop Those Bells
- Ball 'n Joint
- Running Away From You
- He Got You
- Water Falls
- Blind-hearted
- Vincent
Customer Reviews:
The Disc I'd Like to Play for All My Friends.......2006-10-08
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